[NFBSea] Recap of February meeting and important links

[Kris Colcock]

Angi,

We missed you this past weekend. It was a great training and time to
gather I will be sure to send out a recap.

Kris Colcock

On 3/1/24, Huffaker, Jared <Jared.Huffaker at kent.k12.wa.us> wrote:
> I am sorry to hear that you were injured. I hope that you are doing ok.
> Jared.
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> Hello,
>
> Sorry I couldn't make it to the training today. Instead, I had to go to
> urgent care for a sprained ankle.
>
> I hope all is well with everyone.
>
> Angie
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> On Mon, Feb 26, 2024, 5:57 PM Kris Colcock
> <kris at colcock.com<mailto:kris at colcock.com>> wrote:
> So, I did have the Save the Date flyers and here they are. Please pass
> out far and wide
>
> Kris
>
> On 2/24/24, Kris Colcock <kris at colcock.com<mailto:kris at colcock.com>> wrote:
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> Well, it has been almost a week since our last meeting. Truly
>> wonderful visiting with you all and getting to know everyone better.
>> Here is a recap of the items we discussed:
>>
>> 1. An idea of making braille fun was suggested with a braille BINGO /
>> Scavenger hunt. To incorporate exploration and encourage braille use,
>> it was suggested to have braille bingo cards created or a lists made
>> and students mark off when they find something. Either some "braille
>> graffiti or specific items.
>>
>> 2. It is looking like the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is our
>> most favorable field trip for Friday. I believe Bear (Chris Higley is
>> looking into this)
>>
>> 3. We need to have people start filling the volunteer forms so "i's"
>> can be dotted and "t's" crossed. Here is the link to the form.
>> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcHzdKsqGGfc6VZo1KLOXmSYM3Yeo6H75lH7hP2sC-YvHf4g/viewform?usp=sf_link
>>
>> 4. Here is the link to the registration form for our students. Share
>> it widely https://nfb.org/form/bell-combo-reg
>>
>> 6. I thought I had previously sent out Save the Date flyers. However,
>> I cannot find them on my drive. I have sent an email to the national
>> office and when I receive the flyers I will send them out immediately.
>>
>> 7. Remember our BELL Training during the convention. This is a 2 hour
>> training and we will have another in-person training in May or June.
>> Dates will be discussed soon.
>>
>> 8. Our next Zoom gathering will be on March 18th at 7pm. Please mark
>> your calendars.
>>
>> 9. We will have tables at both the NW AER conference and the WSSB
>> Track Meet. If you would like Justin or I to talk to a group of
>> parents or teachers please let us know.
>>
>> Finally Angi shared with us a wonderful story about a student from
>> last year. This student came to us knowing no braille at age 13. By
>> the time she left the BELL Academy she knew the alphabet. Since then
>> she has been asking to be taught braille at school. Her TVI felt that
>> the residual vision she has was sufficient and there was not a need
>> for braille. Angi helped the student advocate for herself through
>> email. The result is that starting in February, the TVI said OK but
>> that they would start the student at Kindergarten level. the student
>> has progressed through the Kindergarten level, 1st grade level and as
>> I understand things is well into the 2nd grade level of braille. Also,
>> the student remembered the contraction for "and" as well as "the". The
>> TVI was surprised as they had not covered that conraction yet. The
>> student informed the TVI they they had learned it over the summer at
>> the BELL Academy. Thank you Angi for sharing this. If I have it all
>> correct, I'd like to share the story as it is with our National office
>> as well as with the parents at our convention. This is a great example
>> of lighting the desire to learn braille by being exposed in a fun way.
>>
>> Have a great weekend and I look forward to seeing you all again soon.
>>
>> Kris
>>
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